problems using the advanced guest book with Linux Red Hat 8

Hello this may seem strange but i have had this guest book running fine using windows and php triads to set it up
It also runs fine on my providers server
here
www.billderaime.com/guestbook/

Now I have taken the step to Linux and am coming really unstuck.
Apache PHP and Mysql is all running fine as well as phpmyadmin.
the initial message I get trying to connect is this < locally>
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Access forbidden!

You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.
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Ok I check the files and directories and they are all chmode 777
the config.inc.php file has the correct settings and the data base gb22 is up ok
< i have created a user with all priviliges>

the more i play with it the more error messages I get

Is there something extra I have to do that wasnt necessary in windows / phptriads ?

thanks for your help
Phil81
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